Hvac School - For Techs, By Techs

Eric Mele is back and we go over some best practices and tips for performing a quality clean and check on small refrigeration systems

How does a vacuum pump work? When should you change the oil? What does that oil do anyway? We answer these questions and more in this episode

Some tips for HVAC/R service valves and caps for new technicians

Jamie Kitchen is back on the podcast talking all about TXV / TEV bleed and non-bleed and why it matters to your compressor

We cover why both compressor and evaporator superheat matter as well as address some common confusion related to each.

We talk evacuation, conductance speed, microns, core removal, decay rate and all that other nerdy vacuum stuff with Jim Bergmann

Can you really freeze water in a vaccum by pulling down too fast? what should you do about it?

In this epsiode we talk w/ two techs recently out of tradeschool and get their perspective on their trade education and how it compares to the field

In this episode Eric dives into the world of pumps, controls, cooling towers and everything else related to the water side of a water source heating and cooling system

In this episode Bryan covers how to measure air velocity directly at a return or supply and what it tells you

Eric Mele walks us through the components of water source heat pumps, how they work and what to look for

A conversation about the pros and cons of commercial vs. residential with Andrew Greaves from AK HVAC on Youtube

Three things done in an HVAC/R condenser and what it means

Many techs have said "That's the first thing you should have learned in school" These 4 rules are my vote for the first things to learn in school.